British singer, songwriter and producer (born 1949)
For other people named Nick Lowe, see Nick Lowe (disambiguation).
Nick Lowe
Lowe in 2017
Background information
Birth name
Nicholas Drain Lowe
Born
(1949-03-24) 24 March 1949 (age 75) Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Genres
Pub rock
new wave
power pop
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
bass
guitar
keyboards
Years active
1966–present
Labels
Columbia
Demon
F-Beat
Radar
Reprise
Upstart
Yep Roc
Stiff
Proper
Website
nicklowe.com
Musical artist
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in pub rock, power pop[1] and new wave,[2][3] Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with being a vocalist, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica.
He is best known for the songs "Cruel to Be Kind" (a US Top 40 single) and "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" (a top 10 UK hit), as well as his production work with Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, and others. Lowe also wrote "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", a hit for Costello[4] and "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)", a hit for Rockpile bandmate Dave Edmunds.
^"Brooklyn based Music Blog: Anachronique: Nick Lowe (Power Pop)". Still in Rock. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
^Cruel to be kind of old "The man originally known as one of the architects of the new wave sound of the '70s – having served as house producer for the legendary Stiff Records, as a pioneer of neo-power pop in his solo albums", New York Daily News, 17 June 2007
^"Music Search, Recommendations, Videos and Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
^Rohter, Larry (14 September 2011). "Return of the Man Who Used to Rock". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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of Cool is the solo debut album by British singer-songwriter NickLowe. Produced by Lowe, it was released in March 1978 by Radar Records in the UK. In...
the UK and in the run-up to her divorce from English singer-songwriter NickLowe, Carter had returned to the U.S., where in 1988 she met musician Howie...
English pub rock band, named after their guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. With NickLowe on bass and vocals, keyboardist Bob Andrews and drummer Billy Rankin,...
Nick the Knife is the third solo album by NickLowe, released in 1982 and his first since the 1981 breakup of his band Rockpile. The record still has...
to the music of NickLowe, on Yep Roc Records. In 2019 the band embarked on a UK tour backing Lowe. Their February 2019 single with Lowe, "Love Starvation...
course of justice. NickLowe referred to the Special Patrol Group in the song "Half a Boy and Half a Man", on his album NickLowe and His Cowboy Outfit...
Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", was written by NickLowe and recorded by Lowe's group Brinsley Schwarz in 1974, but remained obscure until...
was written by Elvis Costello as a "lament to the end of love". Both NickLowe and author Graeme Thomson surmised the song was written for Costello's...
punk rock boom, Stiff signed various punk rock and new wave acts such as NickLowe, the Damned, Lene Lovich, Wreckless Eric, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, and...
Sound of Breaking Glass" is a song written by NickLowe, Andrew Bodnar, and Steve Goulding and performed by Lowe. It reached number 7 on the UK Singles in...
They had their big break in a club there when their act was caught by NickLowe, who convinced Clover to travel to Great Britain with him. However, Clover...
"The Beast in Me" is a song by English musician NickLowe. The song features slow, mournful music and lyrics describing the narrator's struggle with destructive...
Bremner, bassist/vocalist NickLowe, and drummer Terry Williams. The band had played together on various solo albums by Edmunds and Lowe in previous years, but...
also wrote two of the album's songs under the pen name Billy Murray), NickLowe, and Terry Williams. The album's eighth song, "Thread Your Needle", was...
keyboardist Don Snow. Beginning in late 1981, Carrack joined NickLowe in a band that featured Lowe, Carrack, Martin Belmont on guitar, James Eller on bass...
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